Description
Buffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG 0.6 and 0.6.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image, related to an "array overflow."
Published: 2008-11-17
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 2.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5080 Buffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG 0.6 and 0.6.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image, related to an "array overflow."
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.194Z

Reserved: 2008-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5101

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-17T18:18:47.967

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5101

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-5101 - Bugzilla

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